The document discusses three gifts the author received from users: 1) The gift of building solid roadmaps by generating ideas, validating ideas through user research, and prioritizing features; 2) The gift of teaching efficiently by understanding users and communicating information clearly; 3) The gift of working in a happy team by understanding the context and goals of projects.
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Validating ideas - Value
● How many users would find this
feature useful?
● What would they be able to achieve
through it?
● How much would they be willing
to pay for it?
● Does this feature match the scope
of my product?
● Is it a feature that will boost the
overall product image?
1. The Gift of Building Solid Roadmaps
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#WCHEL
@CaptainFormWP
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Validating ideas - Effort
● How many developers are needed for
a good implementation?
● How much time will it take them?
● What type of maintenance will this
feature need?
● What kind of support resources
will be required?
● How easy will it be to
communicate the benefits of this
feature?
1. The Gift of Building Solid Roadmaps
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● We are more knowledgeable than our users.
● We understand terms differently.
● We express ourselves differently.
● We are culturally different.
● We lead separate lives.
=> What matters is the unbiased information.
2. The Gift of Teaching Efficiently
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● Who are we doing this for? Jerry.
● What does Jerry do? He gives programming workshops.
● Why does he need our forms? Register attendees + collect payments.
● Are his tickets priced differently? Yes.
● Can you sign up multiple attendees through the same form submission? Yes.
3. The Gift of Working in a Happy Team